KTI, Inc. News & Events

KTI EXPANDS ELECTRON BEAM WELDING CAPACITY

KTI Inc ., an industry leader in Electron Beam welding techology recent expanded their capabilites and capacity. A Wentgate 12”x12” EB chamber has been added to KTI’s EB welding facility. This machine can pump down in 30 seconds greatly reducing welding time, unit cost and tooling requirements. Depth of penetration is .500 “

Another machine, a Leybold W – 3 , will be on line first quarter 2018 . This is a 15KW machine with a chamber size of 108” L x 56” W x 66” H. This EB chamber expands KTI’s weld depth capabilities as well as capacity to handle customer volume growth.

Mr. Howard Orr honored for outstanding community service

The University of Connecticut's MSE department proudly acknowledges Industrial Advisory Board member Mr. Howard Orr for his recognition as the Northeastern Economic Developers Association's 2012 Volunteer of the Year.

KTI Expands laser welding capabilities

KTI has expanded its current laser welding capability by adding a state of the art CNC 2 KW Continuous Wave Fiber Laser to its East Windsor, CT facility. "This additional laser will broaden our current laser capability and further compliment our already strong Electron Beam Welding services," states Nelson Bellon Filho General Manager.

We welcome your inquiries. Our technical staff is available to help you solve any welding issues to assure that high quality, repeatable welds are achieved.

KTI adds new members to the team.

We are pleased to announce that Nelson Bellon Filho has joined the executive management team at the KTI Group as General Manager of the operation. He comes to us with over 30 years of manufacturing experience.

Nelson will be reporting to Eric Welker who has been made the Chief Operating Officer.

KTI, INC has a brand new website

KTI, INC Expands Operations with Technology Growth

KTI, Inc is growing yet again, this time by using new technology to expand and upgrade its equipment.

A Hamilton Standard W-2 7.5 KW Electron Beam Welding machine has been reconditioned and is being retrofitted with a 4-axis CNC system. The machine, with a chamber size of 62" x 62" x 64", will soon be used for development work in advanced electron beam technology areas utilizing wire feed techniques.

A new LaserStar Workstation is now used for welding of sub-assemblies and light laser welding applications.

Leak Detection capability has also been expanded, and now includes a new Varian Helium Leak Detector.

New Collaborations Focus on Search for Solutions to Industry Issues

KTI, Inc is now working with the University of Connecticut, Materials Science and Engineering Department and a large aerospace company.

The new collaboration will focus on research and development to create metallurgical solutions for two problems in the aerospace industry. Students will document the problem and process. They then use KTI, Inc's metal joining expertise to test, analyze and develop solutions. The "Capstone" program works through the full school year. This joint development with UConn with a large aerospace company and a small manufacturing company is a pilot program to build a 5 year sustainable program for on-going projects.

Another program is bringing KTI, Inc and the State of Connecticut together again. It will afford a UConn engineering student an opportunity to work with KTI, INC for a semester. This program is called the "Innovation Scholar Program". The State of Connecticut Small Business Innovation Office created a matching grant for small manufacturing companies. UConn's school of engineering is funding a student to work on the project.

It is expected that both of these programs will create additional jobs at KTI, Inc within a year.

New Registration

KTI, Inc has also become ITAR Registered. ITAR stands for "International Traffic in Arms Regulations". The new laws requires that companies doing work on military contracts must be registered and comply with these regulations.